2003-01-06 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES20�
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON JANUARY 6, 2003, AT 6:45 P.M., IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
The meeting was called to order with the following present:
Mayor
Mayor Pro -Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
City Manager
City Attorney
City Secretary
Tom Reid
Woody Owens
Richard Tetens
Charles Viktorin
Larry Marcott
Klaus Seeger
Bill Eisen
Darrin Coker
Young Lorfing
Others in attendance: Deputy City Manager Alan Mueller; Executive Director of Community
Services Tobin Maples; Executive Director of Economic Development Corporation Fred
Welch; City Engineer John Hargrove; Public Affairs Liaison Lynn Munford.
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:
COUNCIL ACTION — REGARDING THE SELECTION OF A CONSULTING FIRM TO
REVALUATE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CREATE A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
CODE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE A
CONTRACT AND SCOPE OF SERVICE. Mr. Tobin Maples, Executive Director of
Community Services.
Councilmember Tetens made the motion, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Owens to
authorize the City Manager or his designee to enter into a contract with Dunkin, Sefko &
Associates not to exceed $125,000.
City Manager, Bill Eisen, stated on December 16, 2002, Council conducted a workshop to
interview three finalist for the position of doing the necessary work for the development of
a new Unified Development Code and also to review and do some revisions as maybe
necessary to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. At the end of that workshop Council
asked Staff to conduct some reference checks on the three finalists. Those checks have
been done and the summaries are available in Council's packet. Mr. Eisen further reported
that the City has had additional conversation with one of the applicants. Dunkin Associates
and Wilbur Smith Associates had both estimated a fee of $125,000. Dunkin, Sefko &
Associates had at that time projected a higher fee. Mr. Maples, Executive Director of
Community Services, indicates he has had some discussion with representatives of the
firm and they believe if the Council is interested in pursuing them, they can also be in the
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fee range of the budgeted figure. Dunkin, Sefko & Associates can dothat by making some
modifications to some of the legal fees they anticipated.
Discussion ensued between Council and Staff regarding Dunkin, Sefko & Associates
references, scope of service, creation of a Unified Development Code and the revaluation
of the Comprehensive Plan.
Voting "Aye" Councilmembers Seeger, Marcott, Owens, Viktorin and Tetens.
Voting "No" None.
Motion Passed 5 to 0.
COUNCIL ACTION — SUBDIVISION ACCEPTANCE SUNRISE LAKES SECTION FIVE.
Mr. John Hargrove, City Engineer.
Councilmember Viktorin made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Tetens to accept
Sunrise Lakes Section Five Subdivision.
City Manager, Bill Eisen, stated the subdivision meets all of the City's requirements and
Staff recommends approval.
Voting "Aye" Councilmembers Seeger, Marcott, Owens, Viktorin and Tetens.
Voting "No" None.
Motion Passed 5 to 0.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 7:39 p.m.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 27h day of January , A.D.
2003.
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